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Santa Pola salt-pans


Country/territory: Spain

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, B1i, B2, C1, C2, C3, C6 (2011)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here

Area: 2,539 ha

SEO/BirdLife

Site description (2000 baseline)
An area of saltpans surrounded by artificial freshwater and brackish ponds with dense plant cover.

Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Santa Pola salt-pans. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/santa-pola-salt-pans-iba-spain on 19/03/2024.